EDUCATION 
	2002-2004     MFA in Painting and Printmaking,
			Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

	1998-2002     BFA, major in painting, minor in printmaking, Myers School of Art,
	    		University of Akron, OH
	
	
 SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITS 
	2023	First Sight,  Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	 
	2021	Peripheries, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		Randomly Today, Rosefsky Gallery, Binghamton University, NY
		Vezovi, Cultural Center of Trebinje, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
			
	2019	As If Staying, Curated Storefront, Akron, OH
	
	2018	Fields and Folds, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2017	As If Staying, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
	
	2016	Tacit Aligning, M Gallery, Youngstown, OH
		Tacit Aligning, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2014    Webs and Roads, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2013    Recent Paintings, Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ 
		Spaces, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 
	
	2011	One to Another,  ROY B GIV Gallery, Columbus, OH  
		
	2010	Dust, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
		
	2009	Recent Paintings, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 
		
	2008    Slow Reveal, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
		Tilt, Mount Union College Art Gallery, Alliance, OH
		Villages, Kent State University Trumbull Campus Gallery, OH
	
	2007	New Work on Paper, Gallery at Porter, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
		What I Talk about When I Talk About Love, Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York, NY
	
	2006	Houses and New Events, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2005    Dwellings, Off Grounds Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 
		New Work,, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2004    Works on Paper, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
	
	2002    Departure, Project Gallery & Upper Floor Gallery, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH 
	
	
 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS 

	2023	Summa Health January Exhibition, Summa Health Gallery, Akron, OH 

	2022	Density/Scarcity, Virtual exhibition on Spatial.io, curated by Nicole Lenzi 
			and Joana Fischer 

	2021    Art Basel Group Show,online group exhibition, Alfa Gallery, Miami Beach, FL 
		Inaugural Exhibition, The Gallery at the East End, Akron, OH 

	2020 	Enigmatic Reflections,  McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH 

	2019	Geometry, Site Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Phyllis Tuchman
		20/20, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		Reunion, ROY G BIV gallery, Columbus, OH
		Art in Embassies, U.S Ambassadorial residence, Sarajevo, Bosnia, 2019-2022
		 
	2018	Frameworks, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Curated by Ellen Rudolph
		   Three-person exhibition with Matthew Kolodziej and Andrea Joki 
		Full Fathom Five, Progressive Art Collective, Mayfield Village Campus, Cleveland, OH	
		Artbelt: New Art from Rustbelt, Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH
		Adrift: a Dream, 215 Gallery, 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH
		Immersion, Biennial Faculty Exhibition, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH
	
	2016	Domesticity of Abandonment, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA; Curated by
			Carolina Loyola-Garcia
		Touch: Between Image and Surface, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, 
			University of Akron, Akron OH; Currated by Matthew Kolodziej
	
	2014	Chroma(A)Chroma, Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin Menomonie, WI
			three- person exhibition with Robert Atwell and Matthew Kluber
	
	2013    Charcoal, Skidmore College Art gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY 
		Float, Proximity gallery, Cleveland, OH; two-person exhibition with Mark Keffer 
		Poetics of Pattern, Riffe Galery, Clumbus, OH; curated by Janice Lessman, 
			professor at Kent State University
		Shade, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		Concerning Line, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		
	2012	Premio Cube, Curro & Poncho gallery at Guadalajara, Mexico; finalists
			exhibition for CUBE Cultura Award 2012	
	
	2011    1st Exhibition, New Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
			Contemporary Drawing Invitational, The Prest Reese, Berkshire, and Paul 
			Galleries, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
	
	2010	This is My Education, Art in General gallery, New York, NY
		Summer Selection, Kathryn Markel gallery, New York, NY
		Faculty Show, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH
	
	2009	Artprize, The Urban Institute For Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
		Monumental Ideas in Miniature Book, traveling exhibition opening at Southern
			Graphic Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, IL  
		Flash Forward, Spaces gallery, Cleveland, OH
	
	2008	A Friend Indeed: Contemporary Art and the Academy, American University's 2008
			mid-Atlantic MFA Invitational, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
		Small Claims, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		Intricacies, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
	
	2007	Drawing Invitational, School of Art Galleries, Kent State University, Kent, OH
		Double Bubble, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
		8 Hour Project, Bowman and Penelee Galleries, Allegheny College, Allegheny, PA
		Forte, McDonaugh Museum of Art, Youngstown State Unviersity, Youngstown, OH
	
	2006	Drawing No Conclusions, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
		Village/New Drawing Installation, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University,
			La Grande, OR Three-person exhibit
		Coming Home, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, OH
			
	2005	Katrina Show, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA. Group Exhibition
		Drawing, Tradition and Innovation, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
		Show Girls, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA.  Group exhibition
		Red, White, Blue, Portfolio Exchange, Southern Graphic Conference, Corcoran 
			School of Art and Design, Washington, D.C.
		Radius 250, Artspace, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition curated by John Ravenal,curator
		 	of modern and contemporary art at Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond,VA
		Double Chin, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY. Group exhibition 
		Dwellings, Off Grounds Gallery, Charlottesville, VA One-person exhibition
			
	2004	Earth, Clark Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 
			The UVA faculty exhibition
		Lucky 13, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA.  The UVA faculty exhibition
		Graduate Students Thesis Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
		Ray's Casserole, Art Space, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition
		
	2003    Graduate Student Show, FAB Gallery, VCU School of Arts, Richmond, VA 
		Drawing International V, Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE. Web Exhibition
		Toss-Up, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition
		To the Capital City! Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
			Group exhibition
		Squeeze, FAB Gallery, VCU School of Arts, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition
	  
	2000	National Drawing + Print Exhibition, Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale,
			IL. Group- juried
		The View 2000, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH. Juried
		Impressions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ. Juried
		19th Woman Artists A Celebration, YMCA, Youngstown, OH. Juried
		Works on Paper, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH. Juried
	
		
 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS 
	2023 	Permanent site-specific wall drawing, Behavioral Health Pavilion/Summa Hospital, Akron, OH
	2022 	Permanent site-specific painting installation, Commercial Metal Forming, Youngstown, OH
		Downtown mural commissioned by city of East Liverpool, OH
	2020-21 Andrews Avenue Memory Mural, Youngstown, OH 
	2015 	Southwoods Mural, Southwoods Medical Building, Boardman, OH	

	
 AWARDS AND HONORS
	2023	Individual Excellence Award/ Visual Art, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
		University Research Grant, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
	
		2022	Distinguished Professorship in Teaching, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
	
	2019	Faculty Improvement Leave - Spring 2020, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

	2018	Distinguished Professorship in Scholarship, Youngstown State University, OH 

	2017	Summer Faculty Innovation Grant, Cliffe College of Creative Arts and
			  Communications, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
			  
	2015    Faculty Sabbatical Leave/2015/16, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
		Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH	2012
		Research Professorship Award, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
		University Research Council Grant, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
		Professional Development Award, College of Fine and Performing Arts, Youngstown 
			State University, Youngstown, OH

	2011	Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
		
	2008	Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
		Inclusion into International Drawing Annual Print, Manifest Gallery,
			Cincinati, OH
		
	2007	First Place, Drawing No Conclusions, Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts, 
			Grand Rapids, MI Selected by Dominic Molon, curator, 
			Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
	2004		
		Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine
			Art, Richmond, VA
		Inclusion into The Slide Registry, Drawing Center, New York, NY
		
	2003    School of Graduate Studies Scholarship, VCU, Richmond, VA
		Nomination for Dedalus Foundation Fellowship, Painting and 
			Printmaking Department, VCU, Richmond, VA
		Teaching Assistantship, School of Graduate Studies, VCU, Richmond, VA
		Phi Kappa Scholarship, School of Graduate Studies, VCU, Richmond, VA
	
	2002    Deborah S. Ferguson Memorial Fund Scholarship, Painting and
			Printmaking Department, VCU, Richmond, VA
		Graduate School Fellowship, Painting and Printmaking Department, VCU,
			Richmond, VA
		Outstanding Senior Award of Excellence, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
			(Travel grant for three weeks at Edinburgh Printmaking Workshop in Scotland)
		Travel Grant (9 day in Paris), Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
		Juror's Award; Student Juried Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School 
			of Art, Akron, OH
	 
	2001   	1st Place; Folk Scholarship Award, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
		Travel Grant (Printmaking Conference of Southern Graphic Council), Myers
			 School of Art, Akron, OH
		George W. & Alice M. Kessler Memorial Scholarship, University of Akron, OH
		Purchase Award, Americas 200 Paper Works, Minot State University, ND Juried
		
	
 GALLERY REPRESENTATION
	
			Page Bond gallery, Richmond, VA 2004 - present
 		
COLLECTIONS:
 	
			Progressive Collection, Cleveland, OH; Capital One, Richmond, VA; 
			Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA; Eaton Fine Arts, Austin, TX; 
			Washington Plaza, Washington, DC; 
			Numerous private collections

			
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REVIEWS

		Art on an Industrial Scale at CMF's Headquarters, Guy D'Astolfo, Business Journal,
			 Youngstown, OH, December 22
		Andrews Avenue Mural Shares Memories of Local Culture, Guy D'Astolfo, Business Journal,
			 Youngstown, OH, November 21
		Art Review: Inaugural Exhibit Brightens Former Goodyear Headquarters, Anderson Turner, 
			Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, October 21			
		Featured artist, Drawing Essentials: A Complete Guide to Drawing, 4th edition, 
			Deborah Rockman, Oxford University Press, late Fall 2019
		Inside the Artist's Process, Interview feature, View magazine, Akron Art Museum - 
			Summer 2018 edition, Akron, OH
		Frameworks highlights three regional artists, Anderson Turner, Akron Beacon Journal,
			Akron, OH, March 2018
		Paintings Utilize Patterns Found in Serbian Art, by Anderson Turner, 
			Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, October 2017
		The Domesticity of Abandonment explores dispossessed people and objects, by 
			Bill O'Driscoll, SPACE, Pittsburgh, January 2017
		Painters to Emulate at Emily Davis Gallery, by Anderson Turner, Akron Beacon Journal,
			 March 	2016
		Featured artist, The Ocean State Review, The University of Rhode Island,
			 Kingston, RI, March 2015
		Furlong Art Gallery: "CHROMA(A)CHROMA", Matthew Gundrum, Stoutonia, December 2014
		On The Wall, A Contemplation, by Kai Inaba, Line Art Review, April 2014
		On Exhibit: 'Charcoal!' at Schick Galley at Skidmore College, Amy Griffin, 
			Timesunion.com,	Skidmore, NY, November 2013
		Local Abstract Artists "Float" @ Proximity Gallery, Josh Usmani, Cool Cleveland, 
			Sept. 2013
		Riffe Gallery art exhibit examines 'Poetics of Pattern', Melissa Starker, 
			The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, August 2013
		Poetics of Pattern - Dragana Crnjak, Video library, The Ohio Channel, July 2014 
		Remembering Space, Megan Zalecki, Richmond Arts Review, April 2013 
		Definen Finalistas, Mireja Espinosa, Cultura, February 2012
		Finalistas del concurso Cube 2 en, Curro y Poncho, Miriam Pulido, Milenio, 
			Guadalajara, Feb 2012
		UICA's new location promises expanded artistic opportunities, Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk,
			 Grand Rapids press, Grand Rapids, MI, July 2011
		Cover feature, TRNSFR (bi-monthly) literature and art magazine, Grand Rapids, MI,
			 Feb. 2010
		Cover feature, The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts newsletter, Summer 2009
		International Drawing Annual Exhibit in Print, Manifest Gallery, 
			Cincinnati, OH, 2008
		Dragana Crnjak, Leslie Van Stavern Millar, James Stroud and Soonae Tarkington at 
			Page Bond Gallery, Ted Randler, Grid, Richmond, VA, October 2009
		Alumna travels back to Richmond/ cover feature, Veronica Garabelli, 
			Commonwealth Times, Richmond, VA, August 2009,
		SPACES Flash Forward Exhibition, Baker Corey, ARTslant, March, 2009
		Being Here, Douglas Max Utter, Cleveland Scene, Cleveland, OH, March 2009
		Flash Forward, Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, February 2009
		Art exhibit on display at Crandall Art Gallery, Brooke Thomas, , Alliance, OH, 
			October 2008
		The Slow Reveal:Leah Ballis and Dragana Crnjak, Laura Parsons, The Hook,
			 Charlottesville, VA, November 2008
		KSU Exhibit Draws Praise, Dorothy Shinn, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Sept. 2007
		The Eyeful K.B. Basseches, Richmond.com, August, 2007
		Going Home, Heather Harvey, Style, Richmond, VA, September 2006